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Welcome to Spencer ...

Spencer is located in Washington County<1>.

Spencer is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Spencer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Spencer: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Spencer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Spencer: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Copiah County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 35 communities that are also named Spencer - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spencer.

Communities near Spencer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spencer.

  • Lake Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollandale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eudora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
  • Rolling Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Anguilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mayersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Kilbourne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <4>
  • Arcola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Arcola is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Cary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cary is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Booth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Booth is located in Issaquena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Spencer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spencer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spencer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spencer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spencer. See our Newspapers Page for Spencer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spencer ...

Looking for more information about Spencer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Spencer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spencer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spencer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Spencer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Spencer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.